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Within DC Comics' Multiverse are 52 Earths, each located in a different realm that vibrates at a different frequency. To add a much gloomier element, the publisher introduced the concept of the Dark Multiverse. Thus, each world is created from the fears and alternate choices of superheroes from the original Earth. In this volume, Batman is explored on several of these dying landscapes. On one, the hero turns himself into another member of the Justice League, including the Murder Machine (Cyborg), the Dawnbreaker (Green Lantern), and the Drowned (Aquaman). These killer Batman alterations are drawn together by the lunatic Batman Who Laughs (the Joker). All of these evil creations work to destroy the original Earth and thereby the Multiverse. Comics luminaries such as Snyder (Batman), Grant Morrison (Multiversity), James Tynion IV (Red Hood and the Outlaws), and Peter Tomasi (Batman and Robin) contribute to the volume, making this a who's who of Batman writers. Artists featured include Di Giandomenico (The Flash), Philip Tan (Batman and Robin), Tyler Kirkham (Red Hood and the Outlaws), and many others. This hardcover volume collects seven Dark Nights: Batman one-shots and the first issue of Dark Knights Rising: The Wild Hunt. VERDICT Highly recommended for any DC and most certainly any Batman fan. The Dark Knight has never been darker.-Jason L. Steagall, formerly with Gateway Technical Coll. Lib., Elkhorn, WI © Copyright 2018. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.